Steven Dietz’s widely produced plays include Lonely Planet, Shooting Star, Inventing Van Gogh, God’s Country, Private Eyes, The Nina Variations, Trust, Rocket Man, Halcyon Days, Ten November, Foolin’ Around with Infinity, and More Fun Than Bowling. He currently serves as professor of playwriting and holds the Theatre for Youth Chair in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin.

Coleman A. Jennings is Professor Emeritus in the area of Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities at the University of Texas at Austin.